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Appropriateness of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for First episode psychosis by clinicians at Chainama Hills college hospital in Lusaka
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Mental health disorders pose an increasing burden on societies all over the world. Notable one is Psychosis, a debilitating condition that presents as marked distortion in thinking and perception, whose first presentation ... -
Bacteriological status of shallow well water and practices of users in Chipulukusu township, Ndola, Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)In many countries in Africa piped water availability is limited and cannot meet the demands of the growing populations. Most rural areas in Africa resort to underground water which is readily available and is believed to ... -
Outbreak of anthrax among humans and cattle in Western province of Zambia, November 2016 to January 2017
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)An outbreak of anthrax occurred in Western province on 11th November 2016. The outbreak was confirmed using PCR. Out of the 7 specimens examined for Bacillus anthracis, 3 were positive. Altogether 67 suspected cases were ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and their correlate for urinary tract infection pathogens at Kitwe Central Hospital, Zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Inadequate data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in the Africa region and indeed in Zambia have led to ineffective empirical treatment before the culture and sensitivity results are made available. The purpose of ... -
Characteristics of patients with psychosis at Ndola Teaching Hospital Psychiatric Unit, Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Description of patients with psychosis is important in deciding on the best treatment to be offered to them. The objective of the study was to describe patients with psychosis at Ndola Central Hospital Psychiatric Unit, ... -
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the context of HIV and AIDS in Sinazongwe district of Zambia:
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)TB cure and completion rates have remained poor for Sinazongwe district in the past five years. Mortality, treatment failure and defaulter rates among TB patients have also been increasing in the same period. The reasons ... -
Medical prescription pitfalls of acute upper respiratory infections in government health care facilities in Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Prescribing of medicines is one of the most important clinical task that is complex and consists of a mixture of sub-competences such as principles of clinical pharmacology, knowledge, skill, critical judgement among many ... -
Antiretroviral therapy for all
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Zambia has attempted to create universal access to antiretroviral therapy. However, barriers still remain at the individual, institutional and national levels to access ART. The objective of the study was to determine ... -
Cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Chama District, Muchinga province, Zambia, 2016 as history repeats itself
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)An outbreak of anthrax has been confirmed in Chama district in Zambia affecting close to 80 persons. A previous outbreak in the same area was confirmed in 2011 with 521 humans affected and 6 human and over 80 hippos dead. ... -
Does circumcision influence risky sexual behaviour among circumcised sexually active men in Zambia?
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)Low circumcision and high rates of heterosexual acquired HIV infections are among factors that have “influenced” Zambia to adopt, encourage and spearhead Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a preventive tool ... -
Increasing problem of alcohol abuse among the Zambian population in the psychiatric setting
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Alcohol abuse is related to the development of cancer, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases and cirrhosis of the liver among others. Level of alcohol abuse varies in different subpopulations and is hypothesized ... -
Level of knowledge on postnatal care and its associated factors in Ndola, Zambia
(Zambia. Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Postnatal care (PNC) is considered as the most important maternal and child health service offered for a period of six weeks from the time of delivery. Inability to promote health behaviours affecting mothers and newborn ... -
Description of cases of parasuicides reported at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. Zambia: preliminary findings
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Parasuicide has become a public health problem of importance. A sample size of 207 case records of patients was estimated considering a prevalence of 16+5% obtained in the project area, z=1.96 and margin of error of 5%. ... -
Tuberculosis burden in Southern province, Zambia, 2004 to 2013: Analysis of routine Tuberculosis surveillance data
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Zambia is high (410/100,000 population incidence in 2013), but few data at subnational level for monitoring trends in incidence, case fatality rate (CFR), or district distribution are available ... -
Malaria incidence in Zambia, 2013 to 2015: Observations from the health management information system.
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia, particularly in highly endemic areas and among pregnant women and children under 5 years. In 2014, 5.8 million cases were reported through the National Health ... -
Keep our future generation alive: Reinforcing routine HIV testing and treatment among children in Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Only 3% of children visiting clinics are tested for HIV, despite Ministry of Health recommendations to test and treat ALL children. If unidentified and left untreated, 75% of HIV positive children die by the age of 5 ... -
Occurrence of cholera in Lukanga fishing camp, Kapiri-mposhi district, Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Most of the cholera outbreaks in Zambia have been recorded from fishing camps and peri-urban areas of the Copperbelt, Luapula and Lusaka provinces. Cholera cases have been recorded every year in the Lukanga fishing camps ... -
Anthrax outbreaks and epidemics in Zambia, 1990-2011: A review
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Anthrax is endemic in Zambia. A review was conducted for literature published on the epidemiology of anthrax in Zambia using google, google scholar and PubMed. A total of 7 publications were obtained using search words: ... -
Recovering from an anthrax epidemic
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)Anthrax is endemic in parts of Zambia, triggered annually by an interplay of environmental factors and human activity. Anthrax cases are typically reported between June and December, coinciding with the period when the ... -
Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a 65-year-old black man of essential hypertension
(Health Press Zambia Bull, 2017)This is a case report of negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a patient of essential hypertension for a period of 3 months. Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril response in this patient was unexpected as ...
